Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two targets of the season and the Nashville Predators beat the host Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Monday afternoon.
Ryan O’Reilly and Cole Smith additionally scored for the Predators. Juusi Saros made 31 saves. It was Smith’s first objective in 26 video games.
Ridly Greig acquired the Senators’ lone objective and Linus Ullmark stopped 22 pictures.
Greig’s power-play objective foiled Saros’ shutout bid and made it 2-1 with 2:03 left. Dylan Cozens’ shot/move deflected in off Greig’s skate for his first objective.
Marchessault and Smith added empty-net targets within the last minute.
Marchessault gave Nashville a 1-0 lead 7:49 into the second interval. After taking a move from Michael Bunting, Marchessault skated alongside the objective line, made a backhand to forehand transfer and put the puck between Ullmark’s pads for his first objective.
O’Reilly scored with 5:22 left in regulation when he put in a shot from the slot off the push. It was his second objective.
The Senators had a objective known as again 6:03 into the second interval. Jake Sanderson’s obvious tally was worn out by goaltender interference on Tim Stutzle after a problem from Predators coach Andrew Brunette.
Ottawa had a 12-6 pictures benefit within the center interval.
The Predators had two breakaway alternatives in a scoreless first interval.
Ullmark stopped Filip Forsberg 1-on-1 and denied Forsberg on the rebound about three minutes into the sport with Nashville on an influence play.
There have been seven penalties within the opening interval and Nashville had 4 energy performs.
Ottawa’s third protection pairing, Jordan Spence and Tyler Kleven, each made their season debuts after being wholesome scratches within the first two video games. It was Spence’s first recreation together with his new crew after being acquired in an offseason commerce with the Los Angeles Kings.
Brady Martin, the fifth total choose within the 2025 draft, was a wholesome scratch for Nashville.
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